Table 6.

The variation in recognition and management depending on the presence of a documented diagnosis and an e-alert

Phase two totale-alertNo e-alertDocumentedUndocumentedBothNeither
Number of AKI cases (% of total AKI cases)234179 (76.5)55 (23.5)178 (76.1)56 (23.9)138 (59)15 (6.4)
Documented, n (% of total AKI cases)178 (76.1)138 (77.1)40 (72.7)178 (100)0 (0)138 (100)0 (0)
Volume assessment, n (% of total AKI cases)137 (58.5)105 (58.7)32 (58.2)117 (65.7)20 (35.7)91 (65.9)6 (40)
Urinalysis, n (% unless anuric)124 (54.1)98 (56.3)26 (47.3)99 (56.6)25 (46.3)76 (56.2)3 (20)
Nephrotoxic medications stopped, n (% of total patients on nephrotoxic medication)128 (83.1)97 (82.9)31 (83.8)109 (90.1)19 (57.6)85 (90.4)7 (70)
Ultrasound requested, n (% when ultrasound is indicated)35 (63.6)30 (73.2)5 (35.7)34 (70.8)1 (14.3)29 (78.4)0 (0)
  • This table lists the proportion of AKI cases in phase two with and without an e-alert, and with and without a documented diagnosis, and describes how the recognition and management differ between these subgroups. AKI = acute kidney injury; e-alert = electronic-alert.